Rear Adm. John D. Hutson, USN (ret.), J.D.

Rear Adm. John D. Hutson, USN (ret.), J.D., was commissioned in the U.S. Navy upon graduation from Michigan State University in 1969. He holds degrees from the University of Minnesota Law School and the Georgetown University Law Center, and was admitted to the State Bar of Michigan. Posts he held during his 31-year naval career include Director of Legislation for the Office of Legislative Affairs; Commanding Officer, Naval Legal Service Office, Europe and Southwest Asia; Commanding Officer, Naval Justice School; and Judge Advocate General of the Navy. Huston is currently President and Dean of Franklin Pierce Law Center.